Catalyst - Boon Support Power DPS

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Focused on: Direct damage and Support

Designed for: Raids and Fractals

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Overview

A quickness-providing catalyst build.

Skill Bar

Hammer

Utility

Skill Variants

• will provide more burst damage than .
• will be more damage than on large hitboxes.
• is a minor DPS loss if you prefer to avoid conjured weapons, or you think you won't get use out of the second one.

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Equipment

Head
Berserker

Shoulders
Berserker

Chest
Berserker

Hands
Berserker

Legs
Berserker

Feet
Berserker

Backpiece
Berserker

Accessory
Berserker

Accessory
Berserker

Amulet
Berserker

Ring
Berserker

Ring
Berserker

Hammer
Berserker

Sigil

Sigil

Rune
x6

Infusion
x18

Consumables

Food:

• or ascended versions

Utility:

Usage

Rotation fundamentals

Catalyst's rotation can be varied quite a lot, so an outline is provided rather than a strict skill usage. The fundamental goal is to cycle through all four elements, activating the Circular Projectile in each element before releasing them all with and starting the loop again.

Jade Sphere use

During the loop, you also want to deploy your Jade Sphere in Fire, Air and Water. You do not regain the energy needed to cast them while they are active, so Fire and Earth are used to regain that energy as they have the strongest autoattacks. The sphere does the same amount base damage in each element, but thanks to the damage buffs you gain while in Fire and Air, these attunements are higher priority. and will last longer if used while standing in and .

If you are not using , you could deploy your Jade Sphere in Earth instead of Water if the Protection would be more valuable than Resolution.

Glyph of Storms use

should be used either in Fire or Air attunement. Optimal use will depend on phase timings as well as hitbox size - Fire favouring small hitboxes and Air favouring large. Given the damage and cooldown, Fire should be the more efficient option, but the rotation lines up somewhat awkwardly compared to using it in Air, so consider the following:

• A rule of thumb for elementalist is that your last in each phase should be used in Air, so try to keep an idea of how long you have left when deciding where to use it.
• As the more powerful option, if you can line Air up with your target gaining Exposed this will be greatly beneficial - particularly useful in fractals.
• If your rotation is not particularly tight, you may be better off just casting at the earliest possible opportunity, whether you are in Fire or Air.

Fiery Greatsword use

With the trick (see the Earth section below), Earth has the fewest cooldowns to use, and so is the best time to . Summon after using and (if available) and use then drop the weapon and continue your rotation. The next time you reach Earth, pick the second Greatsword up and repeat.

Fire

In Fire you want to use:

Water

In Water you want to use:

• - use if available, but don't delay your attunement swap for it

Air

In Air you want to use:

• .

Earth

In Earth you want to use:

• - as is your most powerful autoattack, it is a good idea to delay this until your attunement swap is available, then use and immediately swap (this will not interrupt the cast)
• - use if available, but don't delay your attunement swap for it

Rotation example

You should always start in Air to start generating boons as quickly as possible. The rotation follows similar fundamentals to the DPS build, but thanks to the Arcane trailine, a full loop is faster than the cooldown on your circular projectiles. To fix this, after the first loop you do a second, much quicker loop to get some extra DPS skills and a second use of in.

Major Loop

Air

5. - swap to Fire Attunement once the cast begins

Fire

Water

Earth

5. - drop Fiery Greastword immediately after the cast
6. until Air Attunement is available
7. - swap to Air Attunement once the cast begins

Minor Loop

Air

2. as soon as you have the energy
3. Fire Attunement when available

Fire

2. , (if available) and until Water Attunement is ready

Water

1. }
2. If available, or pick up an existing greatsword, use and drop the greatsword
3. as soon as you can

Earth

1. , (if available) and until Air Attunement is ready

Air

In Air, use and once you can use again, start from the beginning of the Major Loop.

Video example